The world's archives

1,249–1,296 of 43,573 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Lima Family 1944 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Depicts a day in the lives of the members of an upper class family of Lima, capital of Peru, and points out similarities to a family of the same class in the… Internet Archive A Yank In Libya 1942 · Feature An American journalist exposes Nazi gunrunners trying to start an Arab revolt. Internet Archive Undertow (1949) Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart - Film Noir Full Movie 1949 · Feature Undertow is a 1949 American film noir crime film directed by William Castle and starring Scott Brady, John Russell, Dorothy Hart and Peggy Dow. The movie… Internet Archive It Happened Tomorrow 1944 · Feature Title: It Happened Tomorrow Summary: A young turn-of-the-century newspaper man finds he can get hold of the next day's paper. This brings more problems than… Internet Archive [Looney Tunes] Daffy - The Commando 1943 · Short Original description: "Public domain Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Daffy fighting the Nazis." Internet Archive Make Mine Freedom 1948 · Cartoon · 9 min This Cold War-era cartoon uses humor to tout the dangers of Communism and the benefits of capitalism. Internet Archive The Ducktators (1942) 1942 · Feature The Ducktators is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Norman McCabe. The short was released on August 1, 1942, and satirizes events of World… Internet Archive Lost Honeymoon (1947 Classic, Film Noir, Comedy) 1947 · Feature TAGLINES : It's Wild and Wacky...and Romantically Gay! (print ad - Lubbock Evening Journal, Palace Theatre, Lubbock, Texas Oct.7, 1947) STORYLINE : When an… Internet Archive Voice of Victory (Part II) 1944 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles How radio equipment helped to win World War II. Internet Archive China Girl 1942 colorized (Gene Tierney, George Montgomery) 1942 · Feature China Girl (1942) Twentieth Century Fox Drama, War In November 1941, with America still neutral in Japan's war against China, an American news photographer in… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Pietsch Collection: Santa Monica, California, 1941 - 1942] 1941 · Home movie · Subtitles Mr. Pietsch holding camera Home exteriors, Santa Monica, California Mr. Pietsch in new car / Mrs. Pietsch, outside 1142 26th Street, Santa Monica… Internet Archive The Killers (1946) 1946 · Feature The Killers is a 1946 American film noir directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Burt Lancaster in his film debut, along with Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien and… Internet Archive Combat Fatigue: Insomnia 1945 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Dick York plays a Navy recruit who must learn to tackle his insomnia. Internet Archive Dear Murderer (1947, UK) Eric Portman, Greta Gynt - Film Noir Full Movie 1947 · Feature Dear Murderer is a 1947 British film noir crime, drama, thriller, directed by Arthur Crabtree for Gainsborough Pictures, and starring Eric Portman and Greta… Internet Archive Star in the Night 1945 · Feature Title: Star in the Night Summary: Three cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient, see a distant bright light and find it comes… Internet Archive Soundies: Black Music 1940 · Film · Subtitles 0:12:13 Delta Rhythm Boys in "Take the 'A' Train" (1941). 0:14:46 Fats Waller in "Your Feet's Too Big (1941). 0:17:45 Count Basie Orchestra in "Take Me Back,… Internet Archive 6th Chair, The 1949 · Film · Subtitles HIGHLIGHTS SUCH PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION AS BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & MODERNIZATION, CLASS SIZE, MORE TEACHERS & UP-TO-DATE EDUCATIONAL TOOLS. PORTRAYS DANGERS OF… Internet Archive Junior Rodeo Daredevils 1949 · Film · Subtitles High-school students in a small western town participate in a junior rodeo. Internet Archive It Can't Last 1944 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles World War II propaganda film aimed at the homefront, attempting to increase popular mobilization. Internet Archive Easy Does It 1940 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Measuring the effort involved in women's work around the home. Internet Archive The Crooked Way (1949) John Payne, Sonny Tufts, Ellen Drew 1949 · Feature The Crooked Way is a 1949 film noir crime film directed by Robert Florey. The film was based on a radio play No Blade Too Sharp and features John Payne, Sonny… Internet Archive Black Magic 1949 · Feature Title: Black Magic Summary: Hypnotist uses his powers for revenge against King Louis XV's court. Directed by: Gregory Ratoff, Orson Welles Actors: Production… Internet Archive La Liberation de Paris 1944 · Short · 31 min La Libération de Paris is a documentary shot by the French Resistance during the battle of Paris in August 1944. On August 15, the French Resistance set an… Internet Archive Yesterday's Over Your Shoulder 1940 · Film · Subtitles British film that convinces office workers to help fill the need for factory workers. Internet Archive Pink String And Sealing Wax 1945 · Feature A drunken, abusive tavern-keeper's adulterous wife uses the backward son of a rigid, puritanical pharmacist who makes his entire family miserable. Internet Archive White Savage 1943 · Feature Title: White Savage Summary: A shark hunter falls in love with the beautiful ruler of a tropical island. Directed by: Arthur Lubin Actors: Maria Montez, Jon… Internet Archive They Met in the Dark 1943 colorized (James Mason) 1943 · Feature A Royal Navy Commander (James Mason) is court-martialed after losing some secret documents and vows to track down those responsible. He meets a Canadian woman… Internet Archive The Other Love 1947 · Feature Title: The Other Love Summary: Seriously ill, concert pianist Karen Duncan is admitted to a Swiss sanitorium. Despite being attracted to Dr Tony Stanton she… Internet Archive The Glass Key 1942 colorized (Brian Donlevy, Alan Ladd) 1942 · Feature When his sister's gambler boyfriend is killed, a crooked politician finds himself being framed for the murder by a gangster from whom he refused help during… Internet Archive Quiet Please: Murder 1942 · Feature Title: Quiet Please: Murder Summary: Book thief/forger sells a fake book to a Nazi through a female agent. A detective tries to uncover who the forger is and… Internet Archive Ladies In Retirement (1941) Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward - Film Noir Full Movie 1941 · Feature Ladies in Retirement is an American 1941 film noir directed by Charles Vidor, and starring Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes. It is based on a 1940… Internet Archive Jap Films of Hiroshima, 1946/08/05 1946 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) Japanese Films of atomic bomb blast at Hiroshima, released one year later (2) Underwater atom blast rocks Bikini (line down middle of film frames) Admiral… Internet Archive Cheese Burglar featuring Herman 1946 · Cartoon A cat and a dog team up to outwit Herman the mouse. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Patty Learns to Stop, Look and Listen 1947 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles Patty Garman carelessly runs onto a crowded highway and is hit by a car. The details of her treatment and recovery are shown. Produced and Photographed by… Internet Archive Secret Evidence 1941 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles Title: Secret Evidence Summary: PRC - Marjorie Reynolds, Charles Quigley, Ward McTaggart, Kenneth Harlan, Donald Curtis. When Reynolds becomes engaged to the… Internet Archive Gifts of the Sun 1946 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Beautiful Kodachrome film showing how California dried fruit is grown, harvested, processed, sorted, weighed, and packed. With alluring imagery of apricots,… Internet Archive After Midnight With Boston Blackie 1943 colorized (Chester Morris) 1943 · Feature Boston Blackie (Chester Morris) is arrested when retrieving stolen gems from a safety deposit box for a friend. With: Richard Lane ... Inspector Farraday Ann… Internet Archive Hep Cat Symphony 1949 · Cartoon · 6 min A group of mice living within the walls of a house forms an orchestra. However, the music disturbs the cat who also lives there, so the cat sets out to… Internet Archive Bugs Bunny - Any Bonds Today? 1941 · Cartoon The 90-second cartoon, commissioned by the Treasury and now in the public domain , was designed to encourage movie theater audiences to buy defense bonds and… Internet Archive [Dead Fair] 1940 · Newsreel · 1 min · Subtitles Treasure Island, in San Francisco Bay, shown after the closure of the Golden Gate International Exposition. Internet Archive Exposed 1947 colorized (Adele Mara) 1947 · Feature A beautiful female private detective (Adele Mara) is hired by a wealthy businessman to check up on his stepson (Mark Roberts), the heir to the family fortune,… Internet Archive The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1947 · Feature Nineteenth century England. When Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender, Ralph Nickleby, finds… Internet Archive Bush Christmas 1947 · Feature Title: Bush Christmas Summary: In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains. Directed by: Ralph Smart Actors: Chips Rafferty, John… Internet Archive Texas to Bataan 1942 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Food for America (Part I) 1941 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles This Kodachrome film is a travelogue of epic length in which the camera rarely leaves the factory floor. Mrs. Harwood, a lady of a certain social position,… Internet Archive Below the Border 1942 · Feature · 53 min Title: Below the Border Summary: A gang of rustlers blackmails young Joe Collins into helping them, Sandy poses undercover as a janitor in the leader's… Internet Archive Fashion Horizons 1940 · Film · Subtitles Combines airplane trips and fashion. Heavy on the fashion. • 42:93- 1:04:38 Still shot of a shiny silver airplane floating in the sky above the clouds—the… Internet Archive Looking Ahead Through Rohm & Haas Plexiglas 1947 · Film · Subtitles Used during the war for bomber noses and other enclosures on every type of Army and Navy plane, Plexiglas became known as "aviation's standard transparent…